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2011PhD Studentship in Computer Science, Privacy and Security, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden

The Department of Theoretical Computer Science (TCS) offers a stimulating research environment in a range of topics such as complexity theory and approximation algorithms, computer and network security, cryptography, programming languages, and formal methods. Security and safety of computer and network-based systems has been identified as an area of strategic importance.

The goal of this PhD project is to develop mechanisms and evaluate privacy and security issues for decentralized social networks in particular and for provider-independent personal communications in general.This is a four-year, time-limited position and normally includes 20% departmental duties, usually teaching. Research/doctoral students must be registered at KTH. The starting date is open for discussion, though ideally we would like the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.The applicant is expected to have a strong background and interest in computer science, including subjects such as networking, distributed systems, security, and game theory.

Scholarship Application Deadline:June 15, 2011

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Graduate Research Position: Customizable Multi-Processor Architectures and Algorithms, Canada

This position will be based at the Okanagan campus of UBC, and will begin as soon as possible.
Successful candidates will work on one of two related projects in the area of run-time configurable computing systems. The first project involves architectures and compiler support for the run-time customization of multi-processor systems. It further involves the development of innovative (re-) configurable architectures based on FPGA and course-grained fabrics. The second project relates to the application of reconfigurable systems to various problems in biomedical processing, network security, finance, bioinformatics, or computer-aided design.
The successful candidate must have a strong background in hardware and software design with exposure to one or more of the following areas: advanced digital hardware design, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), computer architecture, software engineering, real-time systems, numerical analysis, algorithm analysis, and convex optimization.
Interested students should contact Dr. Peter Hallschmid (Electrical Engineering) at the School of Engineering at UBC (peter.hallschmid-at-ubc.ca). Please include your resume/CV with a brief description of your research experience.

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Postdoctoral Position on Social Network Security, Privacy and Trust, University of Uninsubria, Italy

The position is financially supported by Lombardy Region and a Google Research Award.

The research topic is the design, implementation and evaluation of
next generation privacy-preserving technologies for Social Networks, with a particular focus on trust modelling and management.

The ideal candidate:
– holds Ph.D. in a relevant area of computer science or a closely related area. You may even apply if you have
not yet completed your PhD degree, but expect to do so before the position starts.
– has a solid background in data management, and knowledge of data security; knowledge about privacy-preserving
techniques and semantic web technologies is a plus;
– has good teamwork skills and experience;
– has creative thinking & proactive working style;
– is fluent in spoken and written English, knowledge of Italian is not mandatory.

Scholarship Application Deadline: Contact Employer

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